<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
                        AT&T Capital Corporation
                        Financial Data Schedule
                  (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                             (unaudited)
     This schedule contains summary financial information primarily extracted
     from AT&T Capital Corporation's unaudited consolidated income statement
     and balance sheet for and at the six months ended June 30, 1996 and is
     qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. 
</LEGEND>                     
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
       
                             
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                   JUN-30-1996
<CASH>                                         148,128
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  0
<ALLOWANCES>                                   238,553
<INVENTORY>                                    0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               0
<PP&E>                                         0
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<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 10,097,187
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          0
<BONDS>                                        5,258,033
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0
<COMMON>                                       470
<OTHER-SE>                                     1,179,805
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<SALES>                                        48,596
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               899,884
<CGS>                                          40,659
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               48,536
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             230,072
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                120,267
<INCOME-TAX>                                   45,444
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            74,823
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  1.58
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